Swift Puma Campground
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
- At 6,396 ft
Swift Puma Campground is a campground in Colorado, about 2 miles from Fort Carson. It sits among a cluster of other outdoor spots, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Colorado Springs show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Swift Puma Walk-In Campground and Raptor Glen Campground are both about 0.1 mile away, and Raccoon Ridge is a hike at the same distance. Gobbler Grove Campground is about 0.2 mile off.
Local outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Swift Puma Walk-In CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Raptor Glen CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
Raccoon RidgeHikingPhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Gobbler Grove CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- blackmer loopMountain biking0.3 mi
Fountain CreekCanoeingPhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Hurricane WallRock climbing3.7 mi
- Hurricane RidgeRock climbing3.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
The Meadow Walk-In CampgroundCamping · Next doorPhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Foot of the Rockies RV ResortCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Garden of the Gods RV ResortCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thunder RidgeCamping · ~32 min drive
- Meadow RidgeCamping · ~32 min drive
Penrose Commons CampgroundCamping · ~34 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Swift Puma Walk-In CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Raptor Glen CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Gobbler Grove CampgroundCamping · Next door
- The Meadow CampgroundCamping · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Raccoon RidgeHiking · Next doorPhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- blackmer loopMountain biking · Next door
Cheyenne MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Fountain CreekCanoeing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Swift Puma Campground
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 20°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
8 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
82° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
84° / 57°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
65° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 9.1 mi away at 6,181 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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